LPSG Spotlight: Drifterwood

Drifterwood is one of our peripatetic, um, members &#8230; as at home in a Kowloon opium den as in the most high-toned salons of London.

Loves his tipple, loves his women, loves the 'good life' &#8230; but he&#8217;s a defender of the downtrodden too.

He&#8217;s been around these precincts, under one ID or another, since summer of 2004.

He&#8217;s always made friends easily, has been one of the more frank-talkin&#8217; members, and has a knack of stating his piece with pith and wit and some crazy kind of Brit sleekness.

(I notice that he seems to be completely impotent, though. Under &#8216;sexual orientation,&#8217; he once wrote &#8216;no response,&#8217; a tragedy in a man so young.)

There&#8217;s something unshakable about ol&#8217; Drifter.

And he&#8217;s agreed to step into today&#8217;s LPSG Spotlight.

It&#8217;s already 5 p.m. where he is, so there may be a late evening hiatus in his responses.

So, Laaadies and Gentlemennn &#8230; tonight, on our stage, more or less alive, from &#8230; huh? London, Wales, somewhere in Britain &#8230; the intelligent, the controversial, the always witty and amusing &#8230; Drifter!!!

Some openers:

Where are you now, boi?
Have you decided to follow the swallows to Africa this winter?
Have you ever felt even a twinge of attraction towards a man? At Eton, say? You know, Evelyn Waugh stuff?
Just exactly how do you earn your living? Does HMRC know?
Do you speak Cymraeg?
How did you find LPSG?
How have your feelings about the site changed over time? How so?
Do you belong to other boards?
Soccer or rugby?
When will hockey come to Wales?
Is it true that you are the prime financial backer and the coach-behind-the-coach of the Derby County Football Club? (We believe you are.)

Gold Member

DW
What is your current state of mind?
Cathay Pacific or British Air?
Have you ever been to the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok?
What is you favorite thing about living in the country?
Have you ever thought about settling down and moving to the suburbs?
In your vast travels what place has captivated you the most?
What qualities do you most admire in others?
What is your favorite holiday?
What is your favorite way to spend an evening? (besides the obvious!)
Do you ever come to NYC?
Will you really meet me in London for Fish and Chips?
Have you read the book The Origin of the Consciousness of the Bicameral Mind?
If you could give everyone at LPSG your best advice...what would it be?

1) What would you say is your greatest acheivement to date?
2) Have you ever looked at your cock and thought, "Wow, that's too big"?
3) Speaking of Rubi, do you always understand what he says?
4) What's your favourite film?
5) Are you still shoving icecubes under your foreskin?
6) If you were sentenced to death and had a last request, what would it be?
7) What are your opinions on the following things?:

potato chips

world peace

Great white sharks

Scented candles

Vibrators

Do it yourself books

LPSG

8) Have you ever scubadived? If so, did you enjoy it?
9) Do you have a greatest fear?
10) Will the world ever run out of room?
11) How many bedrooms do you have in your house?
12) Are you travelling often?
13) If you could take credit for inventing one thing, what would you choose and why?
14) Tell us about a time in your life when you were truly embarassed.

Gold Member

I am feeling a certain amount of trepidation because of the global and local economic situation. Uncertainty is both exciting yet concerning.

Cathay Pacific or British Air?

Both are very good, or have been to me recently. I'll have to go Cathay, simply because they are a bit more exotic.

Have you ever been to the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok?

No - should I? Is it better that the Banyan, 4 Seasons or Shangri La? :smile:

What is you favorite thing about living in the country?

Space and personal involvement with the elements.

Have you ever thought about settling down and moving to the suburbs?

I'd rather shoot myself.

In your vast travels what place has captivated you the most?

This is a pretty impossible question and the answer may change every hour. Sailing through the desert on the Nile at dusk is quite something. The majesty of the Himalayas is something else. Watching millions of people rushing around Shanghai is also awesome and confusing. Swimming in a deserted cove on a Greek Island, just floating and looking up to the heavens.

What qualities do you most admire in others?

Resilience. I admire people who can pick themselves up, dust themselves down and get on with it again.

What is your favorite holiday?

I have travelled for work so much in the last few years that I have got out of holidays somewhat, planes and more hotels. I need to start doing those adventure type things. Actually I do have one planned. And of course, sailing.

What is your favorite way to spend an evening? (besides the obvious!)

Balvenie, Bach and Buggery :biggrin1:

Do you ever come to NYC?

I haven't been for some time, though I have always enjoyed it when I have. I had some great friends who lived there during their twenties, but they have moved to Jersey now.

Will you really meet me in London for Fish and Chips?

One should never say never - you can be surprised :wink:

Have you read the book The Origin of the Consciousness of the Bicameral Mind?

No. You can bet I will now though.

If you could give everyone at LPSG your best advice...what would it be?

Know yourself. It's very simple but extremely difficult especially as we evolve as people.

Not enough is the true answer. My sex life has been very interesting and I am involved in some exciting work projects, though the things that I would really like to do are eluding me because of the responsibilities I have in the current climate. So that is weighing quite hard.

What is a moment of perfect peace for you?

Floating in a warm sea.

What accomplishment are you most proud of?

The ones that you take for granted when you do them, but when you look back as you get older, you think, OK that was pretty cool. Some sporting and academic ones spring to mind and I started my own business with nothing.

6) If you were sentenced to death and had a last request, what would it be?

A firing squad with bad aim.

7) What are your opinions on the following things?:

potato chips - Yuk - give me more.

world peace - As likely as a one legged man winning an ass kicking competition. But we should still hope and do what we can to make things better.

Great white sharks - Bad PR, beautifully evolved.

Scented candles - for women (though I quite like them)

Vibrators - ditto

Do it yourself books - erotic fiction

LPSG - Ditto

8) Have you ever scubadived? If so, did you enjoy it?

Yes and yes. I snorkel more.

9) Do you have a greatest fear?

I came face to face with an animal that could have eaten me last year. That concentrated the mind.

10) Will the world ever run out of room?

No - well obviously we have made it so for some now extinct animals. We'll likely do the same to ourselves.

11) How many bedrooms do you have in your house?

Seven in this one, but you're still in the outhouse.

12) Are you travelling often?

I have been in at least one foreign country every month this year. It has been too much.

13) If you could take credit for inventing one thing, what would you choose and why?

Apart from Medicine, it would be The Simpsons or such, Sth Prk or Family Guy. These shows entertain a lot of people, which is good.

14) Tell us about a time in your life when you were truly embarassed.

I get embarassed when I do something dumb and I am very capable of that, or is that shame? I split my pants trying to change a tyre on the side of the motorway once. I was very John Cleese about it, though everyone laughed a lot when I marched through the service station.